Seneca Knight has gone from Redbird to Eagle after Marc Steutel snapped up one of the breakout stars of last season’s European North Basketball League (ENBL). The ex-Illinois State star impressed Newcastle bosses with a fluid display for Valmiera Glass Via against the men in black last November. A free-scoring performance stuck in the mind…
Newcastle Eagles have snapped up one of British basketball’s most electrifying playmakers after kickstarting Jordan Spencer’s top-flight career. Head coach Marc Steutel has been tracking the point guard’s progress with hometown team Milton Keynes Breakers for the last two years. And after Spencer spearheaded the NBL Division Two side’s historic trophy triple in 2024, Newcastle…
Generational Great Britain talent Josh Ward-Hibbert will bring his wealth of experience back to the Vertu Motors Arena this season after Newcastle Eagles announced the club’s first signing of the summer. The experienced former London and Leicester star emerged as a standout performer at home and abroad for the men in black after moving to…
The consortium of clubs awarded the licence for men’s professional basketball in Great Britain has today revealed the official trading name as Super League Basketball. Just two weeks ago the group of clubs were successfully awarded the playing licence by their governing body, the British Basketball Federation, allowing elite level men’s professional basketball to continue…
Since the announcement of a new professional league in British basketball, the club consortia have been working diligently to ensure the launch of a new season by the end of August 2024. To that end we expect to make several key announcements that will satisfy the fanbase up and down the country that a return…
Newcastle Eagles men’s head coach Marc Steutel insists there’s never been a better time to get behind basketball in the North East as he looks forward to the sport hitting new heights on and off the court. In a couple of weeks that have seen the confirmation of a new professional league in the UK…
Newcastle Eagles will face European North Basketball League (ENBL) opposition from three new countries in the 2024/25 season as the groups are announced. The Eagles land in ENBL Group A this time out, joined again by 2023/24 Final 4 runners-up CSO Voluntari from Romania and the Latvian Valmiera Glass VIA. Estonian side Tartu Ulikool, the third…
The European North Basketball League (ENBL) have confirmed the final line-up of clubs who will feature in its 2024/25 season along with our Newcastle Eagles. As the league continues to grow, the ENBL have announced two more teams this year with Bulgaria, Germany, Netherlands and Slovakia all joining the list of countries that our Eagles…
The British Basketball Federation (BBF) has today confirmed a three-year license has been awarded to a consortium of British clubs for the professional men’s basketball league in Great Britain. The BBF revoked the license from Basketball League Limited (the operating company of the BBL) following breaches in the license after the 23/24 Season concluded. The…
